460 Million Demon Coins

The proposal left me utterly astounded. Clinging to a glimmer of hope, I pointed to the credit card in Juli's hand and hesitantly asked, "Can this be used?" 

"Absolutely! Your eleven credit cards hold a total of sixteen million pounds, ninety million euros, three hundred fifty million dollars, and one hundred sixty million Hong Kong dollars, which can be exchanged for four hundred sixty million Demon Island currency. The exchange rate is one-to-one with the dollar, and for other currencies, it follows international financial rates. Shall I proceed with the full exchange?" 

"F-four, four…" I stammered for a moment, unable to articulate my thoughts. It wasn't that I had a stutter; anyone hearing such an astronomical sum would surely falter. "Can it be exchanged even if it's not my card?" As soon as I uttered those words, I regretted it, nearly slapping myself for my foolishness. 

Juli smiled sweetly and nodded. "Yes, even the card you've just acquired in the hotel can be exchanged at the Demon Island Hotel service desk! The service desk here offers many thoughtful services." 

"Then let's exchange it all!" Upon hearing that even stolen cards were accepted, I realized that I was currently the one being robbed. 

"Okay, all set! Please take good care of your new bank card!" Juli promptly handled all the formalities at the service desk and handed me a bank card adorned with a little demon. 

"Heh, this hardly feels like Demon Island; it feels more like Paradise Island! To think I can access such vast wealth so easily—if only I could transfer it back to the real world, that would be wonderful." 

"Of course, it can be used outside. As soon as you leave, the funds in your Demon Bank Card will automatically convert to your home country's currency. Plus, it's an internationally accepted credit card, marked with VISA and MasterCard!" Hearing this explanation from Juli nearly made me swoon with happiness. 

The Demon Island Bank Card, a special tier card, currently holds 468,801,234. It will convert the funds to local currency upon returning to the real world. "So, would you like to book a room now? Once it hits midnight, the hotel will refuse service, and you'll be forced to spend the night on the island." 

"Yes, of course!" Juli cheerfully darted around like an eager service staff member, assisting me with my check-in process. "One standard room, number 5188. Here's your room key card; please keep it safe! Additionally, would you like to activate the internet service?" 

"Yes!" 

"Here are three daily cards courtesy of the Demon Island Hotel. Please keep them, and thank you for your patronage!" The beautiful receptionist at the Demon Island Hotel was exceptionally pleasant, and after completing my check-in, she even offered me a gift. 

After finishing my check-in and taking the elevator to the fifty-first floor, I felt a slight relaxation in my mood. Using the key card, I unlocked my room door, and the facilities surpassed my expectations. Although it was the cheapest standard room, room 5188 was an impressive fifty square meters, featuring two bedrooms, a living room, and a luxurious bathroom. Most surprisingly, the living room boasted a refrigerator filled with food and a nameless laptop. Today had been so exhilarating that I collapsed into a chair, utterly drained. 

Encountering gang violence, being forced to swallow the Wish Fruit, sent to Demon Island, and chased by a giant spider and a night woman—it was all far beyond what an ordinary high school freshman should ever face. 

Juli, my narrator and assistant, seemed to be on duty around the clock and unexpectedly followed me into the room. She immediately dashed to the bathroom, exclaiming, "After working hard all day, I feel so dirty and tired! I'm going to wash up, and you better not peek! Otherwise, I'll zap you with lightning!" 

I was the kind of honest high school student who had no thoughts of peeking; however, Juli's warning ignited a stir of temptation within me. "What a tantalizing temptation! I wonder when I'll get to share a room with Ye Ying in a hotel?" As I drifted into such daydreams, I fiddled with the three cards the hotel had given me. 

The Demon Island Auction House daily card allows access to all the items for sale at the auction. Upon acquiring the Demon Island Bank Card, one can apply for transaction privileges, enabling buying and selling. 

The Demon Island map daily card provides a detailed map of Demon Island, even noting the areas where monsters roam. 

The Demon Island takeout card allows you to order takeout from the Demon Island fast-food restaurant, limited to delivery to your hotel room. 

These three cards were unlike any others, and I soon discovered a special slot on the laptop provided in the hotel room, perfectly suited for inserting them. After inserting the auction house card into the laptop and booting it up, I was instantly connected to a unique website: the Demon Island Auction House! The page resembled a typical popular online shopping site. Remembering the Ice Queen Tianhong's suggestion to buy martial arts cards, I typed in three keywords into the search bar. 

The search results startled me. The listings for auctions and purchases exceeded several hundred thousand entries. Among the myriad of colorful entries, various martial arts cards were displayed. However, the vast majority of these martial arts cards had exorbitant prices. 

If it weren't for finding that man's wallet, I wouldn't have been able to survive on this island! No wonder Fang Baichuan was reluctant to swallow that Wish Fruit himself; he must have thought dying outside would be more blissful. 

Most of the martial arts cards sold on the Demon Island Auction House website were individual cards, with many requiring prerequisites for learning. The most common condition was to have the lower-level card first. 

To learn the second level of a mental method, one must practice the first level first; this is common sense. 

However, entry-level martial arts cards were priced outrageously. Among them, the cheapest card recorded a martial art renowned across the land, one that even someone like me, who rarely reads martial arts novels, had heard of countless times. 

It was something that could only be described as thunderous.